6+ mon, 3+ week ago (408+ words) Hosted by the City of Princeton alongside WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital, Mercer County Animal Shelter, and Level 33 Physical Therapy. Money raised from this event will go to help fix local ... PRINCETON, W.Va. (WVVA) - A new 5k is coming to Princeton this weekend, and it benefits a great cause. Lace up your tennis shoes as the inaugural Color Rush 5k Fun Run/Walk kicks off this Saturday. Hosted by the City of Princeton alongside WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital, Mercer County Animal Shelter, and Level 33 Physical Therapy. Money raised from this event will go to help fix local pets at Furever Fixed. The Mercer County Animal Shelter will be accepting supplies donations for their animals on Saturday as well. "All of the proceeds go to the spay/neuter clinic, we keep none of it. Anything that they may need, any costs, like,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago (420+ words) LEWISBURG, W.Va. (WVVA) - With the centennial State Fair of West Virginia drawing crowds from near and far, it's the perfect opportunity to reflect on a century of life for both the event itself, and Greenbrier County as a whole. "It's remarkable. I mean, in the forties when we became designated the State Fair of West Virginia, then we became a nonprofit incorporation, so it's changed over the years," said Dr. John R. Wilson, on the Board of Directors for the State Fair of West Virginia. Showcasing local industries and their significance is the Greenbrier Historical Society, operating out of a building constructed on the state fairgrounds in the 1920s, around the same time as the fair's inception. "It's not a large building, but I feel like that we've covered the industries of coal, lumber, and the railroads and that's the feature of…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago (219+ words) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - WVVA-TV is celebrating seven decades on the air, while the station went to air on July 31, 1955, our affiliate relationship began roughly two months later. On September 26, 1955, WHIS-TV began airing programming from the National Broadcasting Company-- commonly referred to as NBC. The first program which aired on our station was hosted by Mission Viejo, California native, Pincus Leff. Pincus Leff, better known as'Pinky Lee, was a burlesque comic and host of a children's television program,'The Pinky Lee Show, in the early 1950s. Lee worked as comic of the "baggy pants" variety on stage, becoming an expert at the slapstick, comic dancing and rapid-fire jokes of the burlesque style. During the 1940s, he was heard on'Drene Time'and other radio programs. Easily recognized by his trademark lisp and his high-energy antics, his signature costume was a loud plaid suit with baggy…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago (55+ words) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - Check out the highlights and scores from the hardwood across the Two Virginias from High School to College with massive playoff stakes on the line. VHSL Region 2D Championship Graham 63 - Virginia High 50 WVSSAC Girls Regional Semifinals CIAA Men's basketball semifinals 2N Bluefield State 71 - 1S Fayetteville State 65...

4+ mon, 1+ hour ago (501+ words) MERCER COUNTY, W.Va . (WVVA) - July's final Hometown Hero has been a pillar in Mercer County for decades, a jack-of-all-trades who now puts his energy towards a local museum honoring veterans. "It was just mostly service. A life of service almost and so I just continued trying to do the things that I thought needed to be done," said Tony Whitlow. Whitlow has lived a life dedicated to bettering his community. A veteran, politician, public servant and now museum curator amongst many other titles, he's truly done it all. "I'm just glad that I was able to accomplish some of these things," continued Whitlow. In his time as a delegate and senator, his nominator told WVVA that he worked to get mine safety programs, as well as helping the rescue squads be officially recognized so they could receive grants. "Well, it…...

7+ mon, 2+ day ago (138+ words) Jessica Nuzzo, Katherine Thompson, Joshua Bolden, Abby Lester and Brandon Roberts received the accolades along with multiple broadcast professionals across the state. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) - Many of faces & voices of broadcasting in the Mountain State descended on the West Virginia's capitol city for the West Virginia Broadcasters Association's annual award ceremony. The ceremony held this year at the Marriott in Charleston on Saturday evening, April 26, 2025. Congrats are in order for the following: WVVA Anchor, Producer & Reporter, Joshua Bolden Former WVVA Anchor, Producer & Reporter, Abby Lester Best Reporter in a Small Market Former WVVA Producer, Brandon Roberts All of this follows WVVA earing multiple awards from the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters Ceremony on April 5, 2025. Read more about that here. Watch the full ceremony below (starts at 02:24:33)...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (247+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVVA) - West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack announced today that his office has approved an online learning platform to receive Hope Scholarship Funds. Outschool is a web-based education platform offering more than 140,000 classes to more than 1.5 million students nationwide. The company's headquarters are in San Francisco, California. Hope Scholarship funds can be used to pay tuition at private schools in states other than West Virginia if those private schools have signed up to participate in the Hope Scholarship Program. Treasurer Pack says the acceptance of Outschool is a win for students who need tailored learning environments. "This is a big deal for our Individualized Instructional Plan students, especially as we see a record number of students from the homeschool community coming into the program and we prepare to welcome thousands more once the program goes truly universal for…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago (548+ words) SUMMERS COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - Where the Greenbrier, Bluestone, and New Rivers meet, a volunteer based remote operation is giving dogs a loving home, one foster at a time. The first Hometown Hero of July is the Summers County Humane Society. "The impact to the community is subtle but it is measurable," said Anna Ziegler, a volunteer with the society. The Summers County Humane Society is putting its best paw forward for our community, taking dogs off the streets and aiding all local pet owners through the organization's spay and neuter program, resources, and defense of animals. "Our group really takes any animal need in the community, and we do what we can to address it," said Christina Cochran, President of SCHS. Best of all, they're giving fosters and adopters love that lasts a lifetime. "We're not doing this because we…...

1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (448+ words) WEST VIRGINIA (WVVA) - Governor Patrick Morrisey sits down with WVVA in a one-on one interview with a call to action, urging West Virginians to donate to food banks amidst the ongoing Government Shutdown. "Through all the work we're doing, that should buy us at least a couple weeks of time, but we're going to monitor this every single day to make sure people don't go hungry," said Morrisey. Morrisey is asking West Virginians who are able to find it in their hearts to financially support food banks during the ongoing US Government Shutdown. The state has already expedited some allocated funds and pledges to match up to $13 million along with your donations. "We funneled $1.1 million in right away, and now we've already sent $5 million of that 13 to the food banks, and we're going to keep monitoring and send more and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago (598+ words) BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - As we prepare to go back to school, some children in our area lack some resources. Meeting family needs in the community is Mary's Cradle, a community outreach center in the City of Bluefield. In the back of Trinity United Methodist Church is an organization called Mary's Cradle, a Maternity and Infant Community Outreach Center. Director Missy Franklin told WVVA it's her mission to support the families of the area. "I have three girls of my own, and I see my own kids in every child that comes in here. So, I think that, you know, knowing that my girls have their needs met, I want to make sure that all of the babies and kids in this community have that same security. So, if their parents or their families can't meet those needs, I want to…...